document_title: 2017 NBA Playoffs

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text: 2017 NBA Playoffs

text: Overview[edit]

text: Western Conference[edit]

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The Golden State Warriors clinched the earliest playoffs berth in NBA history (on February 25th), clinched the best record in the league for 3 straight season and entered their fifth consecutive postseason for the first time since making six straight appearances from 1947–52'.
The San Antonio Spurs entered their 20th consecutive postseason, including back-to-back 60+ wins for the first time in franchise history. However, they were swept by the Golden State Warriors in the Conference Finals after MVP candidate Kawhi Leonard was injured by Zaza Pachulia.
The Houston Rockets entered their fifth consecutive postseason. However, they were eliminated by the San Antonio Spurs in the Conference Semifinals.
The Los Angeles Clippers entered their franchise record sixth consecutive postseason. However, they were eliminated by the Utah Jazz in the first round.
The Utah Jazz clinched the playoffs spot for the first time since 2012 and their first playoffs series win since 2010. However, they were swept by the Golden State Warriors in the Conference Semifinals.
The Oklahoma City Thunder entered their 2nd consecutive postseason. However, they were eliminated by the Houston Rockets in the first round, their earliest exit since 2010.
The Memphis Grizzlies entered their seventh consecutive postseason. However, they were eliminated by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round for the second straight year.
The Portland Trail Blazers entered their fourth consecutive postseason. However, they were swept by Golden State Warriors in the first round.

text: Eastern Conference[edit]

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The Boston Celtics entered their third consecutive postseason and clinched the best record in the Eastern Conference for the first time since 2008. However, they were eliminated by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Conference Finals.
The defending champions Cleveland Cavaliers entered their third consecutive postseason. However, they were defeated by the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals.
The Toronto Raptors entered their fourth consecutive postseason, including back-to-back 50+ wins for the first time in franchise history. However, they were swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Conference Semifinals.
The Washington Wizards, Milwaukee Bucks & Chicago Bulls clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2015. Milwaukee and Chicago were eliminated by Toronto and Boston, respectively. The Washington Wizards were eliminated by the Boston Celtics in the Conference Semifinals. It should also be noted that Game 6 of the Wizards-Celtics game was the last time before Verizon Center renames to Capital One Arena.
The Atlanta Hawks entered their 10th consecutive postseason, one shy of their postseason streak of 11 (1963-73). However, they were eliminated by the Washington Wizards in the first round.
The Indiana Pacers entered their second consecutive postseason. However, they were swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round.
With a 4th seed in the playoffs, the Wizards had their highest seed under a 16-team playoff format.

text: First round[edit]

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This was the first time, in a best-of-7 series, that an 8th seed (Chicago Bulls) went up 2–0 against a 1st seed (Boston Celtics) in the first round. It is the second time this happened overall; the Los Angeles Lakers did it against the Phoenix Suns in 1993, which was a best-of-five series that Phoenix eventually won 3 games to 2.
Cleveland became the first team in playoffs history to come back from a 25-point halftime deficit and win when they beat the Pacers in Game 3.
The Cavaliers became the first team to sweep an opponent while giving up 100+ points every game since the Houston Rockets allowed 100+ in all 4 games during their sweep of the Orlando Magic in the 1995 NBA Finals.
The Boston Celtics became the 19th team to come back after trailing 2–0, against the Bulls.  They were also the 4th team in NBA history to lose the first two games of a best-of-7 series at home and still win the series.
Game 7 between the Los Angeles Clippers and Utah Jazz ensured an 18th-straight postseason in which at least one Game 7 was played; 1999 was the last postseason to not feature a Game 7.
The Clippers became the first NBA team to blow five straight postseason series leads.

text: Conference Semifinals[edit]

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Trailing by 14 and 13 in Games 1 and 2 respectively, the Boston Celtics became the first team to come back and win back-to-back games after trailing by double digits in the first quarter.
The 27-point loss in Game 1 is San Antonio's largest defeat in a postseason home game.
Scoring 125 points in a Game 2 blowout victory against the Toronto Raptors, the Cleveland Cavaliers set a franchise record for most points scored in a postseason game. Their previous record was 124, in 2010.
18 of 21 conference semifinals games were decided by 10 points or more. Eight of these games were decided by over 20 points.
With a four-game sweep against the Raptors, the Cleveland Cavaliers became the second team to have six playoffs series sweeps in three consecutive postseasons (2015–2017) since the Lakers did it in 1987–1989. They also became the first team to start 8–0 in two straight playoffs.
The Cavaliers' Game 4 win over the Raptors gave them their 11th consecutive postseason win (a streak dating back to Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals), setting a franchise record.
With a four-game sweep against Utah, Golden State swept consecutive playoff series for the first time in franchise history and also had their best eight-game postseason start in franchise history.
The Cavaliers and Warriors both started the NBA postseason with 8–0 records, the first time in NBA history that two teams started 8–0 in the same postseason since switching to a seven-game format.
In a series-ending 114–75 loss against the Spurs, the Houston Rockets set an NBA record for fewest two-point field goals made in a game. They made 9 of 37, while the previous record was 11 of 41.

text: Conference Finals[edit]

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After trailing as much as 25 points, Golden State Warriors came back and won against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1. This is the largest comeback in the Conference Finals since the Celtics came back from 26 to beat the Nets in Game 3 of the 2002 Eastern Conference Finals.
With a 36-point win against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 2, this is Golden State Warriors' 2nd largest margin of victory in postseason history. (The largest is 39-point set back in 1948, which would be surpassed in the following year when the Warriors defeat Rockets by 41.)
After trailing as much as 21 points, the Boston Celtics surged back with a 28–10 third quarter run against the Cleveland Cavaliers to win Game 3. This was also the Cavaliers' first loss this postseason, as well as their first loss in a postseason game since Game 4 of the previous year's Finals, snapping an NBA playoff record tying 13 game winning streak.
With a four-game sweep against the San Antonio Spurs, the Golden State Warriors earned the distinction of having a 12–0 postseason record, the first in NBA history. They are also the first team to have 3 best-of-7 series sweeps, and join the 1988-89 Los Angeles Lakers (who ironically, would get swept themselves by the Detroit Pistons) and the 2000-01 Lakers as the only teams to be undefeated going into the championship round, and the only one to have done it under the 7-7-7-7 format since it was introduced in 2003.

text: NBA Finals[edit]

text: The Golden State Warriors began the finals with a playoff record of 12–0. The first two finals' games were blowouts by Golden State, game three was closer, but the Warriors still came out victors, going up 3–0 bringing them to 15–0 in the playoffs, the best ever start in NBA playoff history. The Cavs countered beating the Warriors 137–116 in Game four, with 86 points in the first half, setting an NBA Finals' record. On June twelfth, the Warriors bounced back and won game five at home 129-120, clinching the organization's fifth championship. Golden State's 16–1 record is an NBA playoff record since 03' for least games attempted to achieve an NBA championship. The title was all-star forward Kevin Durant's first and all-stars Stephen Curry's, Klay Thompson's, and Draymond Green's second in three years. Durant, who scored over 30 points in each of five games (the first player to do so since Shaquille O'Neal in 2000 with Los Angeles), was the recipient of the 2017 Bill Russell NBA Finals' MVP award.

text: Format[edit]

text: Within each conference, the eight teams with the most wins qualify for the playoffs. The seedings are based on each team's record.

text: Each conference's bracket is fixed; there is no reseeding. All rounds are best-of-seven series; the team that has four wins advances to the next round. As stated above, all rounds, including the NBA Finals, are in a 2–2–1–1–1 format. Home court advantage in any round does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead to the team with the better regular season record. If two teams with the same record meet in a round, standard tiebreaker rules are used. The rule for determining home court advantage in the NBA Finals is winning percentage, then head to head record, followed by record vs. opposite conference.

text: Playoff qualifying[edit]

text: On February 25, 2017, The Golden State Warriors became the first team to clinch a 2017 playoff spot, and the earliest in NBA history, besting their own record from last year by two days.[1] The Cleveland Cavaliers became the first Eastern Conference team to clinch a playoff spot on March 19, 2017.[2]

text: Eastern Conference[edit]

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Seed
Team
Record
Clinched

Playoff berth
Division title
Best record in conference
Best record in NBA

1
Boston Celtics
53–29
March 21[3]
April 10
April 12[4]
—

2
Cleveland Cavaliers
51–31
March 19[2]
March 24[5]
—
—

3
Toronto Raptors
51–31
March 25[6]
—
—
—

4
Washington Wizards
49–33
March 24
March 28[7]
—
—

5
Atlanta Hawks
43–39
April 8
—
—
—

6
Milwaukee Bucks
42–40
April 8
—
—
—

7
Indiana Pacers
42–40
April 12
—
—
—

8
Chicago Bulls
41–41
April 12
—
—
—

text: Western Conference[edit]

text:
Seed
Team
Record
Clinched

Playoff berth
Division title
Best record in Conference
Best record in NBA

1
Golden State Warriors
67–15
February 25[1]
March 16[8]
April 5[9]
April 5[9]

2
San Antonio Spurs
61–21
March 4[10]
March 31[11]
—
—

3
Houston Rockets
55–27
March 14[12]
—
—
—

4
Los Angeles Clippers
51–31
March 25[13]
—
—
—

5
Utah Jazz
51–31
March 26[14]
April 7
—
—

6
Oklahoma City Thunder
47–35
March 29[15]
—
—
—

7
Memphis Grizzlies
43–39
March 31[16]
—
—
—

8
Portland Trail Blazers
41–41
April 9[17]
—
—
—

text: Bracket[edit]

text: Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Teams with home court advantage are shown in Italics.

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First Round

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

NBA Finals

E1

Boston*

4

E8

Chicago

2

E1

Boston*

4

E4

Washington*

3

E4

Washington*

4

E5

Atlanta

2

E1

Boston*

1

Eastern Conference

E2

Cleveland*

4

E3

Toronto

4

E6

Milwaukee

2

E3

Toronto

0

E2

Cleveland*

4

E2

Cleveland*

4

E7

Indiana

0

E2

Cleveland*

1

W1

Golden State*

4

W1

Golden State*

4

W8

Portland

0

W1

Golden State*

4

W5

Utah*

0

W4

LA Clippers

3

W5

Utah*

4

W1

Golden State*

4

Western Conference

W2

San Antonio*

0

W3

Houston

4

W6

Oklahoma City

1

W3

Houston

2

W2

San Antonio*

4

W2

San Antonio*

4

W7

Memphis

2

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* Division winner
Bold Series winner
Italic Team with home-court advantage

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text: First Round[edit]

text: Eastern Conference[edit]

text: (1) Boston Celtics vs. (8) Chicago Bulls[edit]

text: TNT

text: April 16 6:30 PM

text: Boxscore

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Chicago Bulls 106, Boston Celtics 102

Scoring by quarter: 23–28, 25–18, 26–28, 32–28
Pts: Jimmy Butler 30Rebs: Robin Lopez 11Asts: Rondo, Wade 6 each

Pts: Isaiah Thomas 33Rebs: Jae Crowder 8Asts: Al Horford 8Bulls leads series, 1–0

text: TD Garden, Boston, MassachusettsAttendance: 18,624Referees: Mike Callahan, Kane Fitzgerald, David Guthrie

text: TNT

text: April 18 8:00 PM

text: Boxscore

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Chicago Bulls 111, Boston Celtics 97

Scoring by quarter: 31–26, 23–20, 32–29, 25–22
Pts: Butler, Wade 22 eachRebs: Rajon Rondo 9Asts: Rajon Rondo 14

Pts: Isaiah Thomas 20Rebs: Al Horford 11Asts: Kelly Olynyk 7Bulls leads series, 2–0

text: TD Garden, Boston, MassachusettsAttendance: 18,624Referees: James Capers, John Goble, Sean Wright

text: ESPN

text: April 21 7:00 PM

text: Boxscore

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Boston Celtics 104, Chicago Bulls 87

Scoring by quarter: 33–15, 11–26, 32–22, 28–24
Pts: Al Horford 18Rebs: Al Horford 8Asts: Isaiah Thomas 9

Pts: Dwyane Wade 18Rebs: Cristiano Felício 11Asts: three players 3 eachBulls leads series, 2–1

text: United Center, Chicago, IllinoisAttendance: 21,293Referees: Monty McCutchen, Brian Forte, Bill Spooner

text: TNT

text: April 23 6:30 PM

text: Boxscore

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Boston Celtics 104, Chicago Bulls 95

Scoring by quarter: 30–18, 27–28, 22–24, 25–25
Pts: Isaiah Thomas 33Rebs: Al Horford 12Asts: Isaiah Thomas 7

Pts: Jimmy Butler 33Rebs: Bobby Portis 8Asts: Jimmy Butler 9Series tied at, 2–2

text: United Center, Chicago, IllinoisAttendance: 21,863Referees: Scott Foster, Eric Lewis, Tom Washington

text: TNT

text: April 26 8:30 PM

text: Boxscore

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Chicago Bulls 97, Boston Celtics 108

Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 30–29, 31–27, 16–29
Pts: Dwyane Wade 26Rebs: Dwyane Wade 11Asts: Dwyane Wade 8

Pts: Bradley, Thomas 24 eachRebs: Al Horford 7Asts: Al Horford 9Celtics leads series, 3–2

text: TD Garden, Boston, MassachusettsAttendance: 18,624Referees: Danny Crawford, Sean Corbin, Ed Malloy

text: ESPN

text: April 28 8:00 PM

text: Boxscore

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Boston Celtics 105, Chicago Bulls 83

Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 24–18, 34–18, 17–24
Pts: Avery Bradley 23Rebs: Horford, Olynyk 6 eachAsts: Al Horford 7

Pts: Jimmy Butler 23Rebs: Bobby Portis 11Asts: Dwyane Wade 3Boston wins series, 4–2

text: United Center, Chicago, IllinoisAttendance: 21,682Referees: Mike Callahan, Bill Kennedy, James Williams

text: After trailing 2-0 in the series, the Celtics came back to tie the series as Rajon Rondo was ruled out indefinitely after breaking his right thumb in Game 2, and Al Horford scored 18 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in Game 3, and Isaiah Thomas scorched the Bulls for 33 points in Game 4. The Celtics' win in Game 5 would be the only home game victory of the series, and Avery Bradley scored 23 points in Game 6 as the Celtics eliminated the Bulls. Notably, this series began one day following the death of Chyna Thomas, younger sister of Isaiah, in a one-car accident. Thomas played all six games of the series, before returning to the state of Washington for her funeral on April 29th[18]. Game 6 also marked the final game of Jimmy Butler's tenure as a Bull.

text:
Regular-season series
show

Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series

October 27, 2016

Recap

Boston Celtics 99, Chicago Bulls 105

United Center, Chicago, Illinois

November 2, 2016

Recap

Chicago Bulls 100, Boston Celtics 107

TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

February 16, 2017

Recap

Boston Celtics 103, Chicago Bulls 104

United Center, Chicago, Illinois

March 12, 2017

Recap

Chicago Bulls 80, Boston Celtics 100

TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

text: This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first four meetings.

text:
Previous playoff series[19]
show

Boston leads 4–0 in all-time playoff series

1981

Boston Celtics 4, Chicago Bulls 0

1981 Eastern Conference Semifinals

1986

Boston Celtics 3, Chicago Bulls 0

1986 Eastern Conference First Round

1987

Boston Celtics 3, Chicago Bulls 0

1987 Eastern Conference First Round

2009

Boston Celtics 4, Chicago Bulls 3

2009 Eastern Conference First Round

text: (2) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (7) Indiana Pacers[edit]

text: ABC

text: April 15 3:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Indiana Pacers 108, Cleveland Cavaliers 109

Scoring by quarter: 29–34, 30–32, 25–26, 24–17
Pts: Paul George 29Rebs: Thaddeus Young 9Asts: Paul George 7

Pts: LeBron James 32Rebs: Tristan Thompson 13Asts: LeBron James 13Cavaliers leads series, 1–0

text: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OhioAttendance: 20,562Referees: Scott Foster, Matt Boland, Tony Brothers

text: TNT

text: April 17 7:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Indiana Pacers 111, Cleveland Cavaliers 117

Scoring by quarter: 29–32, 29–31, 20–33, 33–21
Pts: Paul George 32Rebs: Paul George 8Asts: Paul George 7

Pts: Kyrie Irving 37Rebs: Kevin Love 11Asts: LeBron James 7Cavaliers leads series, 2–0

text: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OhioAttendance: 20,562Referees: Marc Davis, Sean Corbin, James Williams

text: TNT

text: April 20 7:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Cleveland Cavaliers 119, Indiana Pacers 114

Scoring by quarter: 27–37, 22–37, 35–17, 35–23
Pts: LeBron James 41Rebs: LeBron James 13Asts: LeBron James 12

Pts: Paul George 36Rebs: Paul George 15Asts: Paul George 9Cavaliers leads series, 3–0

text: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IndianaAttendance: 17,923Referees: Danny Crawford, Tony Brown, Ron Garretson

text: ABC

text: April 23 1:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Cleveland Cavaliers 106, Indiana Pacers 102

Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 36–28, 30–25, 18–25
Pts: LeBron James 33Rebs: Kevin Love 16Asts: LeBron James 4

Pts: Lance Stephenson 22Rebs: Thaddeus Young 10Asts: Jeff Teague 10Cleveland wins series, 4–0

text: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IndianaAttendance: 17,923Referees: Mike Callahan, David Guthrie, Leon Wood

text: In Game 1, LeBron James scored 32 points in a close battle; the Pacers came back in the 4th quarter, but C.J. Miles missed a game-winning three, giving the Cavaliers the win. But after winning Game 2, the Cavs were down by as many as 26 points in the first half of Game 3. The Pacers were in control until the Cavs led by James' triple-double of 41 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists came roaring back in the second half and took the lead late in the fourth quarter. They would end up winning Game 3, 119-114, as they made it one of the largest comebacks in NBA playoff history. With the Pacers holding a 2-point lead with over a minute left in Game 4, James hits the three over Myles Turner, giving the Cavs a one-point lead. Later, Kyle Korver's free throws increases the lead to three. The Pacers had a chance to extend the game, but Paul George missed the three, and James gets the rebound. He would make 1 of the 2 free throws to seal the Cavs' 4-game sweep over the Pacers.

text:
Regular season series
show

Cleveland won 3–1 in the regular-season series

November 16, 2016

Recap

Cleveland Cavaliers 93, Indiana Pacers 103

Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana

February 8, 2017

Recap

Cleveland Cavaliers 132, Indiana Pacers 117

Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana

February 15, 2017

Recap

Indiana Pacers 104, Cleveland Cavaliers 113

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

April 2, 2017

Recap

Indiana Pacers 130, Cleveland Cavaliers 135 (2OT)

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

text: This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Pacers winning the first meeting.

text:
Previous playoffs series
show

Indiana leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series

1998

Cleveland Cavaliers 1, Indiana Pacers 3

1998 Eastern Conference First Round

text: (3) Toronto Raptors vs. (6) Milwaukee Bucks[edit]

text: ESPN

text: April 15 5:30 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Milwaukee Bucks 97, Toronto Raptors 83

Scoring by quarter: 30–22, 16–29, 29–19, 22–13
Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 28Rebs: Greg Monroe 15Asts: Khris Middleton 9

Pts: DeMar DeRozan 27Rebs: Serge Ibaka 14Asts: Kyle Lowry 6Bucks leads series, 1–0

text: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, OntarioAttendance: 20,133Referees: Ken Mauer, John Goble, Ed Malloy

text: NBA TV

text: April 18 7:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Milwaukee Bucks 100, Toronto Raptors 106

Scoring by quarter: 25–28, 27–27, 31–29, 17–22
Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 24Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 15Asts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 7

Pts: DeMar DeRozan 23Rebs: Jonas Valančiūnas 10Asts: Serge Ibaka 6Series tied at, 1–1

text: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, OntarioAttendance: 20,077Referees: Mike Callahan, Bill Kennedy, Mark Lindsay

text: NBA TV

text: April 20 8:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Toronto Raptors 77, Milwaukee Bucks 104

Scoring by quarter: 12–32, 18–25, 16–21, 31–26
Pts: Lowry, Wright 13 eachRebs: Pöltl, Valančiūnas 7 eachAsts: Cory Joseph 3

Pts: Khris Middleton 20Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 8Asts: Malcolm Brogdon 9Bucks leads series, 2–1

text: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WisconsinAttendance: 18,717Referees: Derrick Stafford, Derrick Collins, Zach Zarba

text: TNT

text: April 22 3:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Toronto Raptors 87, Milwaukee Bucks 76

Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 22–22, 23–17, 23–18
Pts: DeMar DeRozan 33Rebs: DeMar DeRozan 9Asts: DeMar DeRozan 5

Pts: Tony Snell 19Rebs: Khris Middleton 11Asts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 4Series tied at, 2–2

text: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WisconsinAttendance: 18,717Referees: Danny Crawford, Brent Barnaky, Ron Garretson

text: NBA TV

text: April 24 7:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Milwaukee Bucks 93, Toronto Raptors 118

Scoring by quarter: 20–31, 28–26, 25–33, 20–28
Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 30Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 9Asts: Khris Middleton 6

Pts: Norman Powell 25Rebs: Jonas Valančiūnas 7Asts: Kyle Lowry 10Raptors leads series, 3–2

text: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, OntarioAttendance: 20,251Referees: James Capers, Pat Fraher, Courtney Kirkland

text: TNT

text: April 27 7:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Toronto Raptors 92, Milwaukee Bucks 89

Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 23–14, 23–23, 18–28
Pts: DeMar DeRozan 32Rebs: Serge Ibaka 11Asts: Kyle Lowry 4

Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 34Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 9Asts: Khris Middleton 5Toronto wins series, 4–2

text: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WisconsinAttendance: 18,717Referees: Marc Davis, Tony Brothers, Rodney Mott

text:
Regular-season series
show

Toronto won 3–1 in the regular-season series

November 25, 2016

Recap

Toronto Raptors 105, Milwaukee Bucks 99

Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

December 12, 2016

Recap

Milwaukee Bucks 100, Toronto Raptors 122

Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario

January 27, 2017

Recap

Milwaukee Bucks 86, Toronto Raptors 102

Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario

March 4, 2017

Recap

Toronto Raptors 94, Milwaukee Bucks 101

Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

text: This was the first meeting in the playoffs between the Raptors and Bucks.[20]

text: (4) Washington Wizards vs. (5) Atlanta Hawks[edit]

text: TNT

text: April 16 1:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Atlanta Hawks 107, Washington Wizards 114

Scoring by quarter: 29–25, 19–20, 28–38, 31–31
Pts: Dennis Schröder 25Rebs: Dwight Howard 14Asts: Dennis Schröder 9

Pts: John Wall 32Rebs: Marcin Gortat 10Asts: John Wall 14Wizards leads series, 1–0

text: Verizon Center, Washington, D.C.Attendance: 20,356Referees: Derrick Stafford, Derrick Collins, Zach Zarba

text: NBA TV

text: April 19 7:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Atlanta Hawks 101, Washington Wizards 109

Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 19–28, 35–23, 23–35
Pts: Paul Millsap 27Rebs: Paul Millsap 10Asts: Dennis Schröder 9

Pts: John Wall 32Rebs: Marcin Gortat 10Asts: John Wall 9Wizards leads series, 2–0

text: Verizon Center, Washington, D.C.Attendance: 20,356Referees: Marc Davis, Sean Corbin, David Guthrie

text: TNT

text: April 22 5:30 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Washington Wizards 98, Atlanta Hawks 116

Scoring by quarter: 20–38, 26–26, 21–26, 31–26
Pts: John Wall 29Rebs: Marcin Gortat 8Asts: John Wall 7

Pts: Paul Millsap 29Rebs: Paul Millsap 14Asts: Dennis Schröder 9Wizards leads series, 2–1

text: Philips Arena, Atlanta, GeorgiaAttendance: 18,866Referees: James Capers, Kane Fitzgerald, Pat Fraher

text: TNT

text: April 24 8:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Washington Wizards 101, Atlanta Hawks 111

Scoring by quarter: 35–28, 15–31, 27–18, 24–34
Pts: Bradley Beal 32Rebs: Marcin Gortat 18Asts: John Wall 10

Pts: Paul Millsap 19Rebs: Dwight Howard 15Asts: Bazemore, Millsap 7 eachSeries tied at, 2–2

text: Philips Arena, Atlanta, GeorgiaAttendance: 18,676Referees: Ken Mauer, Ed Malloy, Leroy Richardson

text: TNT

text: April 26 6:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Atlanta Hawks 99, Washington Wizards 103

Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 24–27, 30–33, 20–20
Pts: Dennis Schröder 29Rebs: Paul Millsap 11Asts: Dennis Schröder 11

Pts: Bradley Beal 27Rebs: Marcin Gortat 10Asts: John Wall 14Wizards leads series, 3–2

text: Verizon Center, Washington, D.C.Attendance: 20,356Referees: Monty McCutchen, James Williams, Sean Wright

text: NBA TV/ESPNU

text: April 28 7:30 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Washington Wizards 115, Atlanta Hawks 99

Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 35–23, 24–36, 26–17
Pts: John Wall 42Rebs: Morris, Porter 8 eachAsts: John Wall 8

Pts: Paul Millsap 31Rebs: Paul Millsap 10Asts: Dennis Schröder 10Washington wins series, 4–2

text: Philips Arena, Atlanta, GeorgiaAttendance: 18,849Referees: Danny Crawford, John Goble, Bill Spooner

text:
Regular-season series
show

Washington won 3–1 in the regular-season series

October 27, 2016

Recap

Washington Wizards 99, Atlanta Hawks 114

Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia

November 4, 2016

Recap

Atlanta Hawks 92, Washington Wizards 95

Verizon Center, Washington, D.C.

January 27, 2017

Recap

Washington Wizards 112, Atlanta Hawks 86

Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia

March 22, 2017

Recap

Atlanta Hawks 100, Washington Wizards 104

Verizon Center, Washington, D.C.

text: This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Wizards/Bullets winning three of the first five meetings.

text:
Previous playoff series[21]
show

Washington/Baltimore leads 3–2 in all-time playoff series

1965

St. Louis Hawks 1, Baltimore Bullets 3

1965 Western Conference Semifinals

1966

Baltimore Bullets 0, St. Louis Hawks 3

1966 Western Conference Semifinals

1978

Washington Bullets 2, Atlanta Hawks 0

1978 Eastern Conference First Round

1979

Washington Bullets 4, Atlanta Hawks 3

1979 Eastern Conference Semifinals

2015

Washington Wizards 2, Atlanta Hawks 4

2015 Eastern Conference Semifinals

text: Western Conference[edit]

text: (1) Golden State Warriors vs. (8) Portland Trail Blazers[edit]

text: ABC

text: April 16 3:30 PM

text: Boxscore

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Portland Trail Blazers 109, Golden State Warriors 121

Scoring by quarter: 27–32, 29–24, 32–32, 21–33
Pts: C. J. McCollum 41Rebs: Evan Turner 10Asts: Turner, Vonleh 4 each

Pts: Kevin Durant 32Rebs: Draymond Green 12Asts: Draymond Green 9Warriors leads series, 1–0

text: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CaliforniaAttendance: 19,596Referees: Monty McCutchen, Tony Brown, Ron Garretson

text: TNT

text: April 19 10:30 PM

text: Boxscore

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Portland Trail Blazers 81, Golden State Warriors 110

Scoring by quarter: 17–33, 29–22, 12–28, 23–27
Pts: Maurice Harkless 15Rebs: Maurice Harkless 8Asts: Evan Turner 7

Pts: Stephen Curry 19Rebs: Draymond Green 12Asts: Draymond Green 10Warriors leads series, 2–0

text: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CaliforniaAttendance: 19,596Referees: Ken Mauer, Ed Malloy, Michael Smith

text: ESPN

text: April 22 10:30 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Golden State Warriors 119, Portland Trail Blazers 113

Scoring by quarter: 30–37, 24–30, 33–21, 32–25
Pts: Stephen Curry 34Rebs: Draymond Green 8Asts: Stephen Curry 8

Pts: C. J. McCollum 32Rebs: Jusuf Nurkić 8Asts: Lillard, Nurkić 4 eachWarriors leads series, 3–0

text: Moda Center, Portland, OregonAttendance: 20,177Referees: Ken Mauer, Leroy Richardson, Zach Zarba

text: TNT

text: April 24 10:30 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Golden State Warriors 128, Portland Trail Blazers 103

Scoring by quarter: 45–22, 27–26, 34–32, 22–23
Pts: Stephen Curry 37Rebs: Curry, Pachulia 7 eachAsts: Stephen Curry 8

Pts: Damian Lillard 34Rebs: Noah Vonleh 14Asts: Damian Lillard 6Golden State wins series, 4–0

text: Moda Center, Portland, OregonAttendance: 19,902Referees: Derrick Stafford, Bennie Adams, Sean Wright

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Golden State won 4–0 in the regular-season series

November 1, 2016

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Golden State Warriors 127, Portland Trail Blazers 104

Moda Center, Portland, Oregon

December 17, 2016

Recap

Portland Trail Blazers 90, Golden State Warriors 135

Oracle Arena, Oakland, California

January 4, 2017

Recap

Portland Trail Blazers 117, Golden State Warriors 125

Oracle Arena, Oakland, California

January 29, 2017

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Golden State Warriors 113, Portland Trail Blazers 111

Moda Center, Portland, Oregon

text: This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with Golden State winning the first meeting in 2016.[22]

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Golden State leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series

2016

Portland Trail Blazers 1, Golden State Warriors 4

2016 Western Conference Semifinals

text: (2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (7) Memphis Grizzlies[edit]

text: ESPN

text: April 15 8:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Memphis Grizzlies 82, San Antonio Spurs 111

Scoring by quarter: 30–25, 19–27, 15–32, 18–27
Pts: Marc Gasol 32Rebs: Conley, Gasol 5 eachAsts: Mike Conley 7

Pts: Kawhi Leonard 32Rebs: Dewayne Dedmon 8Asts: Kawhi Leonard 5Spurs leads series, 1–0

text: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TexasAttendance: 18,418Referees: Marc Davis, Bill Kennedy, Josh Tiven

text: TNT

text: April 17 9:30 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Memphis Grizzlies 82, San Antonio Spurs 96

Scoring by quarter: 16–29, 21–27, 28–19, 17–21
Pts: Mike Conley 24Rebs: Zach Randolph 10Asts: Mike Conley 8

Pts: Kawhi Leonard 37Rebs: Kawhi Leonard 11Asts: Ginóbili, Mills 3 eachSpurs leads series, 2–0

text: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TexasAttendance: 18,418Referees: Danny Crawford, Rodney Mott, Bill Spooner

text: TNT

text: April 20 9:30 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
San Antonio Spurs 94, Memphis Grizzlies 105

Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 25–29, 17–31, 31–24
Pts: Kawhi Leonard 18Rebs: LaMarcus Aldridge 11Asts: three players 3 each

Pts: Mike Conley 24Rebs: Zach Randolph 8Asts: Mike Conley 8Spurs leads series, 2–1

text: FedExForum, Memphis, TennesseeAttendance: 18,119Referees: James Capers, Pat Fraher, Courtney Kirkland

text: ESPN

text: April 22 8:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
San Antonio Spurs 108, Memphis Grizzlies 110 (OT)

Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 25–32, 20–19, 25–22, Overtime: 12–14
Pts: Kawhi Leonard 43Rebs: Pau Gasol 11Asts: Tony Parker 5

Pts: Mike Conley 35Rebs: Marc Gasol 12Asts: Mike Conley 8Series tied at, 2–2

text: FedExForum, Memphis, TennesseeAttendance: 18,119Referees: Derrick Stafford, Bennie Adams, John Goble

text: NBA TV

text: April 25 9:00 PM

text: Boxscore

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Memphis Grizzlies 103, San Antonio Spurs 116

Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 26–32, 27–32, 27–29
Pts: Mike Conley 26Rebs: Marc Gasol 7Asts: Zach Randolph 6

Pts: Kawhi Leonard 28Rebs: LaMarcus Aldridge 9Asts: Leonard, Parker 6 eachSpurs leads series, 3–2

text: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TexasAttendance: 18,418Referees: Mike Callahan, Tony Brothers, Derrick Collins

text: TNT

text: April 27 9:30 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
San Antonio Spurs 103, Memphis Grizzlies 96

Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 21–28, 30–24, 28–22
Pts: Kawhi Leonard 28Rebs: LaMarcus Aldridge 12Asts: Leonard, Parker 4 each

Pts: Mike Conley 26Rebs: Zach Randolph 11Asts: Marc Gasol 6San Antonio wins series, 4–2

text: FedExForum, Memphis, TennesseeAttendance: 18,119Referees: Scott Foster, Brian Forte, Zach Zarba

text: In game 4, Marc Gasol hits the game winning shot with 0.7 seconds left in overtime.

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Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series

February 6, 2017

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San Antonio Spurs 74, Memphis Grizzlies 89

FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee

March 18, 2017

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San Antonio Spurs 96, Memphis Grizzlies 104

FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee

March 23, 2017

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Memphis Grizzlies 90, San Antonio Spurs 97

AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas

April 4, 2017

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Memphis Grizzlies 89, San Antonio Spurs 95 (OT)

AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas

text: This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with San Antonio winning three of the four meetings.

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San Antonio leads 3–1 in all-time playoff series

2004

San Antonio Spurs 4, Memphis Grizzlies 0

2004 Western Conference First Round

2011

San Antonio Spurs 2, Memphis Grizzlies 4

2011 Western Conference First Round

2013

San Antonio Spurs 4, Memphis Grizzlies 0

2013 Western Conference Finals

2016

San Antonio Spurs 4, Memphis Grizzlies 0

2016 Western Conference First Round

text: (3) Houston Rockets vs. (6) Oklahoma City Thunder[edit]

text: TNT

text: April 16 9:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Oklahoma City Thunder 87, Houston Rockets 118

Scoring by quarter: 29–27, 25–32, 20–30, 13–29
Pts: Russell Westbrook 22Rebs: Russell Westbrook 11Asts: Russell Westbrook 7

Pts: James Harden 37Rebs: Ryan Anderson 12Asts: James Harden 9Rockets leads series, 1–0

text: Toyota Center, Houston, TexasAttendance: 18,055Referees: James Capers, Courtney Kirkland, Sean Wright

text: TNT

text: April 19 8:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Oklahoma City Thunder 111, Houston Rockets 115

Scoring by quarter: 35–26, 33–36, 21–24, 22–29
Pts: Russell Westbrook 51Rebs: Russell Westbrook 10Asts: Russell Westbrook 13

Pts: James Harden 35Rebs: Clint Capela 10Asts: James Harden 8Rockets leads series, 2–0

text: Toyota Center, Houston, TexasAttendance: 18,055Referees: Scott Foster, Mark Ayotte, Tony Brothers

text: ESPN

text: April 21 9:30 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Houston Rockets 113, Oklahoma City Thunder 115

Scoring by quarter: 25–34, 33–31, 25–28, 30–22
Pts: James Harden 44Rebs: Patrick Beverley 7Asts: James Harden 6

Pts: Russell Westbrook 32Rebs: Russell Westbrook 13Asts: Russell Westbrook 11Rockets leads series, 2–1

text: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OklahomaAttendance: 18,203Referees: Scott Foster, Mark Lindsay, Tom Washington

text: ABC

text: April 23 3:30 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Houston Rockets 113, Oklahoma City Thunder 109

Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 32–32, 19–19, 40–32
Pts: Nenê 28Rebs: Nenê 10Asts: James Harden 8

Pts: Russell Westbrook 35Rebs: Russell Westbrook 14Asts: Russell Westbrook 14Rockets leads series, 3–1

text: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OklahomaAttendance: 18,203Referees: Monty McCutchen, Brian Forte, Josh Tiven

text: TNT

text: April 25 8:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Oklahoma City Thunder 99, Houston Rockets 105

Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 22–35, 33–21, 22–33
Pts: Russell Westbrook 47Rebs: Russell Westbrook 11Asts: Russell Westbrook 9

Pts: James Harden 34Rebs: Clint Capela 9Asts: James Harden 4Houston wins series, 4–1

text: Toyota Center, Houston, TexasAttendance: 18,055Referees: Marc Davis, Bill Kennedy, Zach Zarba

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Houston won 3–1 in the regular-season series

November 16, 2016

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Houston Rockets 103, Oklahoma City Thunder 105

Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

December 9, 2016

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Houston Rockets 102, Oklahoma City Thunder 99

Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

January 5, 2017

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Oklahoma City Thunder 116, Houston Rockets 118

Toyota Center, Houston, Texas

March 26, 2017

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Oklahoma City Thunder 125, Houston Rockets 137

Toyota Center, Houston, Texas

text: This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Thunder/SuperSonics winning six of the first seven meetings.

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Oklahoma City/Seattle leads 6–1 in all-time playoff series

1982

Houston Rockets 1, Seattle SuperSonics 2

1982 Western Conference First Round

1987

Houston Rockets 2, Seattle SuperSonics 4

1987 Western Conference Semifinals

1989

Houston Rockets 0, Seattle SuperSonics 3

1989 Western Conference First Round

1993

Houston Rockets 3, Seattle SuperSonics 4

1993 Western Conference Semifinals

1996

Houston Rockets 0, Seattle SuperSonics 4

1996 Western Conference Semifinals

1997

Houston Rockets 4, Seattle SuperSonics 3

1997 Western Conference Semifinals

2013

Houston Rockets 2, Oklahoma City Thunder 4

2013 Western Conference First Round

text: (4) Los Angeles Clippers vs. (5) Utah Jazz[edit]

text: ESPN

text: April 15 10:30 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Utah Jazz 97, Los Angeles Clippers 95

Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 30–28, 22–18, 23–25
Pts: Joe Johnson 21Rebs: Gordon Hayward 10Asts: Boris Diaw 6

Pts: Blake Griffin 26Rebs: DeAndre Jordan 15Asts: Chris Paul 11Jazz leads series, 1–0

text: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CaliforniaAttendance: 19,060Referees: Danny Crawford, Rodney Mott, Bill Spooner

text: In Game 1, Joe Johnson hits the game-winner at the buzzer.

text: TNT

text: April 18 10:30 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Utah Jazz 91, Los Angeles Clippers 99

Scoring by quarter: 18–29, 24–22, 28–28, 21–20
Pts: Gordon Hayward 20Rebs: Favors, Hill 7 eachAsts: George Hill 4

Pts: Blake Griffin 24Rebs: DeAndre Jordan 15Asts: Chris Paul 10Series tied at, 1–1

text: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CaliforniaAttendance: 19,060Referees: Monty McCutchen, Kane Fitzgerald, Pat Fraher

text: April 21 10:00 PM

text: Boxscore

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Los Angeles Clippers 111, Utah Jazz 106

Scoring by quarter: 21–34, 28–24, 33–26, 29–22
Pts: Chris Paul 34Rebs: DeAndre Jordan 13Asts: Chris Paul 10

Pts: Gordon Hayward 40Rebs: Gordon Hayward 8Asts: Joe Ingles 5Clippers lead series, 2–1

text: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, UtahAttendance: 19,911Referees: Mike Callahan, Tony Brothers, Eric Lewis

text: TNT

text: April 23 9:00 PM

text: Boxscore

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Los Angeles Clippers 98, Utah Jazz 105

Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 26–31, 28–22, 18–28
Pts: Chris Paul 27Rebs: DeAndre Jordan 10Asts: Chris Paul 12

Pts: Joe Johnson 28Rebs: Rudy Gobert 13Asts: Joe Ingles 11Series tied at, 2–2

text: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, UtahAttendance: 19,911Referees: Marc Davis, Bill Kennedy, James Williams

text: TNT

text: April 25 10:30 PM

text: Boxscore

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Utah Jazz 96, Los Angeles Clippers 92

Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 27–22, 18–15, 32–34
Pts: Gordon Hayward 27Rebs: Rudy Gobert 11Asts: George Hill 7

Pts: Chris Paul 28Rebs: DeAndre Jordan 12Asts: Chris Paul 9Jazz leads series, 3–2

text: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CaliforniaAttendance: 19,171Referees: Scott Foster, Ron Garretson, John Goble

text: ESPN

text: April 28 10:30 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Los Angeles Clippers 98, Utah Jazz 93

Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 27–23, 31–25, 20–23
Pts: Chris Paul 29Rebs: DeAndre Jordan 18Asts: Chris Paul 8

Pts: Gordon Hayward 31Rebs: Rudy Gobert 9Asts: Gordon Hayward 4Series tied at, 3–3

text: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, UtahAttendance: 19,911Referees: Monty McCutchen, James Capers, Tom Washington

text: ABC

text: April 30 3:30 PM

text: Boxscore

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Utah Jazz 104, Los Angeles Clippers 91

Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 22–15, 33–24, 25–28
Pts: Gordon Hayward 26Rebs: Derrick Favors 11Asts: Hill, Johnson 5 each

Pts: DeAndre Jordan 24Rebs: DeAndre Jordan 17Asts: Chris Paul 9Utah wins series, 4–3

text: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CaliforniaAttendance: 19,060Referees: Danny Crawford, Tony Brothers, Bill Kennedy

text: Game 7 is Paul Pierce's final NBA game. It is also Chris Paul's final game with the Clippers before being traded to the Rockets during the offseason.

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L.A. Clippers won 3–1 in the regular-season series

October 30, 2016

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Utah Jazz 75, Los Angeles Clippers 88

Staples Center, Los Angeles, California

February 13, 2017

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Los Angeles Clippers 88, Utah Jazz 72

Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

March 13, 2017

Recap

Los Angeles Clippers 108, Utah Jazz 114

Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

March 25, 2017

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Utah Jazz 95, Los Angeles Clippers 108

Staples Center, Los Angeles, California

text: This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Jazz winning the previous two meetings.

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Utah leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series

1992

Los Angeles Clippers 2, Utah Jazz 3

1992 Western Conference First Round

1997

Los Angeles Clippers 0, Utah Jazz 3

1997 Western Conference First Round

text: Conference Semifinals[edit]

text: Eastern Conference Semifinals[edit]

text: (1) Boston Celtics vs. (4) Washington Wizards[edit]

text: ABC

text: April 30 1:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Washington Wizards 111, Boston Celtics 123

Scoring by quarter: 38–24, 26–35, 16–36, 31–28
Pts: Bradley Beal 27Rebs: Marcin Gortat 13Asts: John Wall 16

Pts: Isaiah Thomas 33Rebs: Al Horford 9Asts: Al Horford 10Celtics leads series, 1–0

text: TD Garden, Boston, MassachusettsAttendance: 18,624Referees: Scott Foster, Courtney Kirkland, Zach Zarba

text: TNT

text: May 2 8:00 PM

text: Boxscore

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Washington Wizards 119, Boston Celtics 129 (OT)

Scoring by quarter: 42–29, 25–35, 22–20, 25–30, Overtime: 5–15
Pts: John Wall 40Rebs: Marcin Gortat 10Asts: John Wall 13

Pts: Isaiah Thomas 53Rebs: Al Horford 12Asts: Marcus Smart 5Celtics leads series, 2–0

text: TD Garden, Boston, MassachusettsAttendance: 18,624Referees: Marc Davis, Rodney Mott, Tom Washington

text: ESPN

text: May 4 8:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Boston Celtics 89, Washington Wizards 116

Scoring by quarter: 17–39, 23–24, 29–32, 20–21
Pts: Al Horford 16Rebs: Jae Crowder 7Asts: Isaiah Thomas 4

Pts: John Wall 24Rebs: Marcin Gortat 16Asts: John Wall 8Celtics leads series, 2–1

text: Verizon Center, Washington, D.C.Attendance: 20,356Referees: Monty McCutchen, Tony Brown, James Capers

text: TNT

text: May 7 6:30 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Boston Celtics 102, Washington Wizards 121

Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 24–28, 20–42, 34–31
Pts: Isaiah Thomas 19Rebs: Crowder, Rozier 7 eachAsts: Marcus Smart 6

Pts: Bradley Beal 29Rebs: Markieff Morris 10Asts: John Wall 12Series tied at, 2–2

text: Verizon Center, Washington, D.C.Attendance: 20,356Referees: Danny Crawford, Sean Corbin, Ron Garretson

text: TNT

text: May 10 8:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Washington Wizards 101, Boston Celtics 123

Scoring by quarter: 21–33, 30–34, 25–26, 25–30
Pts: John Wall 21Rebs: Marcin Gortat 11Asts: three players 4 each

Pts: Avery Bradley 29Rebs: Marcus Smart 11Asts: Isaiah Thomas 9Celtics leads series, 3–2

text: TD Garden, Boston, MassachusettsAttendance: 18,624Referees: Mike Callahan, Ed Malloy, Sean Wright

text: ESPN

text: May 12 8:00 PM

text: Boxscore

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Boston Celtics 91, Washington Wizards 92

Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 25–19, 27–25, 22–26
Pts: Bradley, Thomas 27 eachRebs: Kelly Olynyk 8Asts: Jae Crowder 8

Pts: Bradley Beal 33Rebs: Marcin Gortat 13Asts: John Wall 8Series tied at, 3–3

text: Verizon Center, Washington, D.C.Attendance: 20,356Referees: Ken Mauer, Tony Brothers, John Goble

text: In Game 6, John Wall hits the game-winning 3-pointer with 3.5 seconds left.

text: TNT

text: May 15 8:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Washington Wizards 105, Boston Celtics 115

Scoring by quarter: 23–27, 32–26, 24–32, 26–30
Pts: Bradley Beal 38Rebs: Marcin Gortat 11Asts: John Wall 11

Pts: Isaiah Thomas 29Rebs: Horford, Smart 6 eachAsts: Isaiah Thomas 12Boston wins series, 4–3

text: TD Garden, Boston, MassachusettsAttendance: 18,624Referees: Monty McCutchen, Derrick Stafford, Zach Zarba

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Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series

November 9, 2016

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Boston Celtics 93, Washington Wizards 118

Verizon Center, Washington, D.C.

January 11, 2017

Recap

Washington Wizards 108, Boston Celtics 117

TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

January 24, 2017

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Boston Celtics 108, Washington Wizards 123

Verizon Center, Washington, D.C.

March 20, 2017

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Washington Wizards 102, Boston Celtics 110

TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

text: This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning two of the first three meetings. Memorably, during the first quarter of Game 1, Isaiah Thomas was struck in the mouth by the elbow of Otto Porter, immediately knocking out one tooth, and causing further damage to his mouth. As Porter prepared to shoot a pair of free throws, Thomas calmly retrieved and pocketed his fallen tooth, then hit two three-point field goals in the following two minutes, before being pulled from the game for medical attention. Thomas went on to play the entire seven-game series, including a 53-point effort to lead his team to an overtime victory in game 2, all while wearing temporary protection in his mouth. He underwent extensive oral surgery after the playoffs to mitigate the damage.

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Boston leads time playoff series

1975

Boston Celtics 2, Washington Bullets 4

1975 Eastern Conference Finals

1982

Boston Celtics 4, Washington Bullets 1

1982 Eastern Conference Semifinals

1984

Boston Celtics 3, Washington Bullets 1

1984 Eastern Conference First Round

text: (2) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (3) Toronto Raptors[edit]

text: TNT

text: May 1 7:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Toronto Raptors 105, Cleveland Cavaliers 116

Scoring by quarter: 18–30, 30–32, 25–34, 31–20
Pts: Kyle Lowry 20Rebs: P. J. Tucker 11Asts: Kyle Lowry 11

Pts: LeBron James 35Rebs: Tristan Thompson 14Asts: Kyrie Irving 10Cavaliers leads series, 1–0

text: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OhioAttendance: 20,562Referees: Monty McCutchen, Eric Lewis, Derrick Stafford

text: TNT

text: May 3 7:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Toronto Raptors 103, Cleveland Cavaliers 125

Scoring by quarter: 22–34, 26–28, 25–37, 30–26
Pts: Jonas Valančiūnas 23Rebs: Cory Joseph 6Asts: Kyle Lowry 5

Pts: LeBron James 39Rebs: Tristan Thompson 9Asts: Kyrie Irving 11Cavaliers leads series, 2–0

text: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OhioAttendance: 20,562Referees: Danny Crawford, Sean Corbin, Sean Wright

text: ESPN

text: May 5 7:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Cleveland Cavaliers 115, Toronto Raptors 94

Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 21–28, 30–25, 36–17
Pts: LeBron James 35Rebs: Kevin Love 13Asts: LeBron James 7

Pts: DeMar DeRozan 37Rebs: Jonas Valančiūnas 8Asts: Cory Joseph 6Cavaliers leads series, 3–0

text: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, OntarioAttendance: 20,384Referees: Mike Callahan, Kane Fitzgerald, Bill Kennedy

text: ABC

text: May 7 3:30 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Cleveland Cavaliers 109, Toronto Raptors 102

Scoring by quarter: 28–28, 33–21, 24–31, 24–22
Pts: LeBron James 35Rebs: LeBron James 9Asts: Kyrie Irving 9

Pts: Serge Ibaka 23Rebs: P. J. Tucker 12Asts: Cory Joseph 12Cleveland wins series, 4–0

text: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, OntarioAttendance: 20,307Referees: Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Pat Fraher

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Cleveland won 3–1 in the regular-season series

October 28, 2016

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Cleveland Cavaliers 94, Toronto Raptors 91

Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario

November 15, 2016

Recap

Toronto Raptors 117, Cleveland Cavaliers 121

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

December 5, 2016

Recap

Cleveland Cavaliers 116, Toronto Raptors 112

Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario

April 12, 2017

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Toronto Raptors 98, Cleveland Cavaliers 83

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

text: This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with Cleveland winning the first meeting in 2016.[27]

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Cleveland leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series

2016

Toronto Raptors 2, Cleveland Cavaliers 4

2016 Eastern Conference Finals

text: Western Conference Semifinals[edit]

text: (1) Golden State Warriors vs. (5) Utah Jazz[edit]

text: TNT

text: May 2 10:30 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Utah Jazz 94, Golden State Warriors 106

Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 25–31, 27–26, 21–22
Pts: Rudy Gobert 13Rebs: Rudy Gobert 13Asts: three players 4 each

Pts: Stephen Curry 22Rebs: Draymond Green 8Asts: David West 7Warriors leads series, 1–0

text: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CaliforniaAttendance: 19,596Referees: Mike Callahan, John Goble, David Guthrie

text: ESPN

text: May 4 10:30 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Utah Jazz 104, Golden State Warriors 115

Scoring by quarter: 15–33, 32–27, 35–32, 22–23
Pts: Gordon Hayward 33Rebs: Rudy Gobert 16Asts: Hayward, Mack 4 each

Pts: Kevin Durant 25Rebs: Kevin Durant 11Asts: Curry, Durant 7 eachWarriors leads series, 2–0

text: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CaliforniaAttendance: 19,596Referees: Derrick Stafford, Derrick Collins, Zach Zarba

text: ABC

text: May 6 8:30 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Golden State Warriors 102, Utah Jazz 91

Scoring by quarter: 27–17, 22–33, 23–20, 30–21
Pts: Kevin Durant 38Rebs: Kevin Durant 13Asts: Draymond Green 5

Pts: Gordon Hayward 29Rebs: Rudy Gobert 15Asts: Gordon Hayward 6Warriors leads series, 3–0

text: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, UtahAttendance: 19,911Referees: Ken Mauer, Bennie Adams, Ed Malloy

text: TNT

text: May 8 9:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Golden State Warriors 121, Utah Jazz 95

Scoring by quarter: 39–17, 21–35, 33–27, 28–16
Pts: Stephen Curry 30Rebs: Draymond Green 10Asts: Draymond Green 11

Pts: Gordon Hayward 25Rebs: Rudy Gobert 13Asts: Hayward, Ingles 3 eachGolden State wins series, 4–0

text: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, UtahAttendance: 19,911Referees: Monty McCutchen, James Capers, James Williams

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Golden State won 2–1 in the regular-season series

December 8, 2016

Recap

Golden State Warriors 106, Utah Jazz 99

Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

December 20, 2016

Recap

Utah Jazz 74, Golden State Warriors 104

Oracle Arena, Oakland, California

April 10, 2017

Recap

Utah Jazz 105, Golden State Warriors 99

Oracle Arena, Oakland, California

text: This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Warriors winning two of the first three meetings.

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Golden State leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series

1987

Golden State Warriors 3, Utah Jazz 2

1987 Western Conference First Round

1989

Golden State Warriors 3, Utah Jazz 0

1989 Western Conference First Round

2007

Golden State Warriors 1, Utah Jazz 4

2007 Western Conference Semifinals

text: (2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Houston Rockets[edit]

text: TNT

text: May 1 9:30 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Houston Rockets 126, San Antonio Spurs 99

Scoring by quarter: 34–23, 35–16, 27–28, 30–32
Pts: Trevor Ariza 23Rebs: Clint Capela 13Asts: James Harden 14

Pts: Kawhi Leonard 21Rebs: Kawhi Leonard 11Asts: Kawhi Leonard 6Rockets leads series, 1–0

text: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TexasAttendance: 18,418Referees: Ken Mauer, Ed Malloy, Josh Tiven

text: TNT

text: May 3 9:30 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Houston Rockets 96, San Antonio Spurs 121

Scoring by quarter: 30–33, 25–32, 28–23, 13–33
Pts: Ryan Anderson 18Rebs: Ryan Anderson 8Asts: James Harden 10

Pts: Kawhi Leonard 34Rebs: Pau Gasol 13Asts: Kawhi Leonard 8Series tied at, 1–1

text: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TexasAttendance: 18,418Referees: Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Bill Spooner

text: ESPN

text: May 5 9:30 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
San Antonio Spurs 103, Houston Rockets 92

Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 24–18, 29–27, 31–26
Pts: Aldridge, Leonard 26 eachRebs: Kawhi Leonard 10Asts: Kawhi Leonard 7

Pts: James Harden 43Rebs: Clint Capela 16Asts: Ariza, Harden 5 eachSpurs leads series, 2–1

text: Toyota Center, Houston, TexasAttendance: 18,187Referees: Danny Crawford, Marc Davis, Brian Forte

text: TNT

text: May 7 9:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
San Antonio Spurs 104, Houston Rockets 125

Scoring by quarter: 22–34, 31–23, 23–34, 28–34
Pts: Jonathon Simmons 17Rebs: Pau Gasol 7Asts: Patty Mills 5

Pts: James Harden 28Rebs: Clint Capela 9Asts: James Harden 12Series tied at, 2–2

text: Toyota Center, Houston, TexasAttendance: 18,055Referees: Mike Callahan, John Goble, Sean Wright

text: TNT

text: May 9 8:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Houston Rockets 107, San Antonio Spurs 110 (OT)

Scoring by quarter: 29–32, 31–26, 25–28, 16–15, Overtime: 6–9
Pts: James Harden 33Rebs: Capela, Harden 11 eachAsts: James Harden 10

Pts: Kawhi Leonard 22Rebs: Kawhi Leonard 15Asts: Manu Ginóbili 5Spurs leads series, 3–2

text: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TexasAttendance: 18,418Referees: Derrick Stafford, Rodney Mott, Zach Zarba

text: In Game 5, Manu Ginóbili blocks James Harden's game-tying 3-point attempt in overtime before the buzzer sounded.

text: ESPN

text: May 11 8:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
San Antonio Spurs 114, Houston Rockets 75

Scoring by quarter: 31–24, 30–18, 26–22, 27–11
Pts: LaMarcus Aldridge 34Rebs: LaMarcus Aldridge 12Asts: Patty Mills 7

Pts: Trevor Ariza 20Rebs: Clint Capela 12Asts: James Harden 7San Antonio wins series, 4–2

text: Toyota Center, Houston, TexasAttendance: 18,055Referees: Scott Foster, James Capers, Ron Garretson

text:
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San Antonio won 3–1 in the regular-season series

November 9, 2016

Recap

Houston Rockets 101, San Antonio Spurs 99

AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas

November 12, 2016

Recap

San Antonio Spurs 106, Houston Rockets 100

Toyota Center, Houston, Texas

December 20, 2016

Recap

San Antonio Spurs 102, Houston Rockets 100

Toyota Center, Houston, Texas

March 6, 2017

Recap

Houston Rockets 110, San Antonio Spurs 112

AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas

text: This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Rockets winning the first three meetings.

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Houston leads 3–0 in all-time playoff series

1980

Houston Rockets 2, San Antonio Spurs 1

1980 Eastern Conference First Round

1981

Houston Rockets 4, San Antonio Spurs 3

1981 Western Conference Semifinals

1995

Houston Rockets 4, San Antonio Spurs 2

1995 Western Conference Finals

text: Conference Finals[edit]

text: Eastern Conference Finals[edit]

text: (1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Cleveland Cavaliers[edit]

text: TNT

text: May 17 8:30 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Cleveland Cavaliers 117, Boston Celtics 104

Scoring by quarter: 30–19, 31–20, 31–36, 25–29
Pts: LeBron James 38Rebs: Kevin Love 12Asts: LeBron James 7

Pts: Bradley, Crowder 21 eachRebs: Jaylen Brown 9Asts: Isaiah Thomas 10Cavaliers leads series, 1–0

text: TD Garden, Boston, MassachusettsAttendance: 18,624Referees: Mike Callahan, John Goble, Sean Wright

text: TNT

text: May 19 8:30 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Cleveland Cavaliers 130, Boston Celtics 86

Scoring by quarter: 32–18, 40–13, 31–28, 27–29
Pts: LeBron James 30Rebs: Kevin Love 12Asts: LeBron James 7

Pts: Jaylen Brown 19Rebs: three players 5 eachAsts: Marcus Smart 7Cavaliers leads series, 2–0

text: TD Garden, Boston, MassachusettsAttendance: 18,624Referees: Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Ron Garretson

text: TNT

text: May 21 8:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Boston Celtics 111, Cleveland Cavaliers 108

Scoring by quarter: 24–35, 26–31, 32–21, 29–21
Pts: Marcus Smart 27Rebs: Jae Crowder 11Asts: Marcus Smart 7

Pts: Kyrie Irving 29Rebs: Tristan Thompson 13Asts: Kyrie Irving 7Cavaliers leads series, 2–1

text: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OhioAttendance: 20,562Referees: Danny Crawford, Marc Davis, David Guthrie

text: In Game 3, Avery Bradley gets a very friendly roll on a game-winning three-pointer with 0.1 seconds left.

text: TNT

text: May 23 8:30 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Boston Celtics 99, Cleveland Cavaliers 112

Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 28–28, 23–40, 19–25
Pts: Avery Bradley 19Rebs: Jae Crowder 8Asts: Al Horford 7

Pts: Kyrie Irving 42Rebs: Kevin Love 17Asts: LeBron James 6Cavaliers leads series, 3–1

text: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OhioAttendance: 20,562Referees: Monty McCutchen, Pat Fraher, Derrick Stafford

text: TNT

text: May 25 8:30 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Cleveland Cavaliers 135, Boston Celtics 102

Scoring by quarter: 43–27, 32–30, 34–17, 26–28
Pts: LeBron James 35Rebs: Kevin Love 11Asts: LeBron James 8

Pts: Avery Bradley 23Rebs: Jae Crowder 6Asts: Terry Rozier 7Cleveland wins series, 4–1

text: TD Garden, Boston, MassachusettsAttendance: 18,624Referees: Ken Mauer, Kane Fitzgerald, Ed Malloy

text:
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Cleveland won 3–1 in the regular-season series

November 3, 2016

Recap

Boston Celtics 122, Cleveland Cavaliers 128

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

December 29, 2016

Recap

Boston Celtics 118, Cleveland Cavaliers 124

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

March 1, 2017

Recap

Cleveland Cavaliers 99, Boston Celtics 103

TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

April 5, 2017

Recap

Cleveland Cavaliers 114, Boston Celtics 91

TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

text: This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning four of the first six meetings.

text:
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Boston leads 4–2 in all-time playoff series

1976

Boston Celtics 4, Cleveland Cavaliers 2

1976 Eastern Conference Finals

1985

Boston Celtics 3, Cleveland Cavaliers 1

1985 Eastern Conference First Round

1992

Cleveland Cavaliers 4, Boston Celtics 3

1992 Eastern Conference Semifinals

2008

Boston Celtics 4, Cleveland Cavaliers 3

2008 Eastern Conference Semifinals

2010

Cleveland Cavaliers 2, Boston Celtics 4

2010 Eastern Conference Semifinals

2015

Cleveland Cavaliers 4, Boston Celtics 0

2015 Eastern Conference First Round

text: Western Conference Finals[edit]

text: (1) Golden State Warriors vs. (2) San Antonio Spurs[edit]

text: ABC

text: May 14 3:30 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
San Antonio Spurs 111, Golden State Warriors 113

Scoring by quarter: 30–16, 32–26, 28–39, 21–32
Pts: LaMarcus Aldridge 28Rebs: Aldridge, Leonard 8 eachAsts: three players 3 each

Pts: Stephen Curry 40Rebs: Zaza Pachulia 9Asts: Draymond Green 7Warriors leads series, 1–0

text: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CaliforniaAttendance: 19,596Referees: Danny Crawford, Marc Davis, Tom Washington

text: ESPN

text: May 16 9:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
San Antonio Spurs 100, Golden State Warriors 136

Scoring by quarter: 16–33, 28–39, 31–34, 25–30
Pts: Jonathon Simmons 22Rebs: Dewayne Dedmon 9Asts: Dejounte Murray 6

Pts: Stephen Curry 29Rebs: Draymond Green 9Asts: Stephen Curry 7Warriors leads series, 2–0

text: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CaliforniaAttendance: 19,596Referees: Ken Mauer, Kane Fitzgerald, Ed Malloy

text: ESPN

text: May 20 9:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Golden State Warriors 120, San Antonio Spurs 108

Scoring by quarter: 29–33, 35–22, 36–33, 20–20
Pts: Kevin Durant 33Rebs: Kevin Durant 10Asts: Draymond Green 7

Pts: Manu Ginóbili 21Rebs: Pau Gasol 10Asts: Patty Mills 6Warriors leads series, 3–0

text: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TexasAttendance: 18,792Referees: Monty McCutchen, James Capers, Bill Kennedy

text: ESPN

text: May 22 9:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Golden State Warriors 129, San Antonio Spurs 115

Scoring by quarter: 31–19, 34–32, 31–27, 33–37
Pts: Stephen Curry 36Rebs: Kevin Durant 12Asts: Draymond Green 8

Pts: Kyle Anderson 20Rebs: Pau Gasol 9Asts: Ginóbili, Murray 7 eachGolden State wins series, 4–0

text: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TexasAttendance: 18,466Referees: Mike Callahan, Sean Corbin, Zach Zarba

text:
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San Antonio won 2–1 in the regular-season series.

October 25, 2016

Recap

San Antonio Spurs 129, Golden State Warriors 100

Oracle Arena, Oakland, California

March 11, 2017

Recap

Golden State Warriors 85, San Antonio Spurs 107

AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas

March 29, 2017

Recap

Golden State Warriors 110, San Antonio Spurs 98

AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas

text: This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series. San Antonio led by as many as 25 points in game 1 before Kawhi Leonard had to leave the game and the series after he landed on Zaza Pachulia's foot, re-aggravated his existing ankle injury.

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Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series

1991

Golden State Warriors 3, San Antonio Spurs 1

1991 Western Conference First Round

2013

Golden State Warriors 2, San Antonio Spurs 4

2013 Western Conference Semifinals

text: 2017 NBA Finals: (E2) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (W1) Golden State Warriors[edit]

text: ABC

text: June 1 9:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Cleveland Cavaliers 91, Golden State Warriors 113

Scoring by quarter: 30–35, 22–25, 20–33, 19–20
Pts: LeBron James 28Rebs: Kevin Love 21Asts: LeBron James 8

Pts: Kevin Durant 38Rebs: Draymond Green 11Asts: Stephen Curry 10Warriors leads series, 1–0

text: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CaliforniaAttendance: 19,596Referees: Danny Crawford, Derrick Stafford, Zach Zarba

text: ABC

text: June 4 8:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Cleveland Cavaliers 113, Golden State Warriors 132

Scoring by quarter: 34–40, 30–27, 24–35, 25–30
Pts: LeBron James 29Rebs: LeBron James 11Asts: LeBron James 14

Pts: Kevin Durant 33Rebs: Kevin Durant 13Asts: Stephen Curry 11Warriors leads series, 2–0

text: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CaliforniaAttendance: 19,596Referees: Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, James Capers

text: ABC

text: June 7 9:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Golden State Warriors 118, Cleveland Cavaliers 113

Scoring by quarter: 39–32, 28–29, 22–33, 29–19
Pts: Kevin Durant 31Rebs: Stephen Curry 13Asts: Draymond Green 7

Pts: LeBron James 39Rebs: Kevin Love 13Asts: LeBron James 9Warriors leads series, 3–0

text: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OhioAttendance: 20,562Referees: Monty McCutchen, Ed Malloy, Ken Mauer

text: ABC

text: June 9 9:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Golden State Warriors 116, Cleveland Cavaliers 137

Scoring by quarter: 33–49, 35–37, 28–29, 20–22
Pts: Kevin Durant 35Rebs: Draymond Green 14Asts: Stephen Curry 10

Pts: Kyrie Irving 40Rebs: James, Thompson 10 eachAsts: LeBron James 11Warriors leads series, 3–1

text: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OhioAttendance: 20,562Referees: Mike Callahan, Marc Davis, John Goble

text: ABC

text: June 12 9:00 PM

text: Boxscore

text:
Cleveland Cavaliers 120, Golden State Warriors 129

Scoring by quarter: 37–33, 23–38, 33–27, 27–31
Pts: LeBron James 41Rebs: LeBron James 13Asts: LeBron James 8

Pts: Kevin Durant 39Rebs: Draymond Green 12Asts: Stephen Curry 10Golden State wins series, 4–1

text: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CaliforniaAttendance: 19,596Referees: Danny Crawford, Ed Malloy, Derrick Stafford

text:
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Tied 1–1 in the regular-season series

December 25, 2016

Recap

Golden State Warriors 108, Cleveland Cavaliers 109

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

January 16, 2017

Recap

Cleveland Cavaliers 91, Golden State Warriors 126

Oracle Arena, Oakland, California

text: This was the third meeting in the NBA Finals between the Warriors and Cavaliers with each team winning one series.

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Teams tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series

2015

Golden State Warriors 4, Cleveland Cavaliers 2

2015 NBA Finals

2016

Golden State Warriors 3, Cleveland Cavaliers 4

2016 NBA Finals

text: Statistical leaders[edit]

text:
Category
Game High
Average

Player
Team
High
Player
Team
Avg.
GP

Points

Isaiah Thomas
Boston Celtics
53

Russell Westbrook
Oklahoma City Thunder
37.4
5

Rebounds

Kevin Love
Cleveland Cavaliers
21

DeAndre Jordan
Los Angeles Clippers
14.4
7

Assists

John Wall
Washington Wizards
16

Russell Westbrook
Oklahoma City Thunder
10.8
5

Steals

Thaddeus YoungKawhi LeonardStephen CurryKevin Love
Indiana PacersSan Antonio SpursGolden State WarriorsCleveland Cavaliers
6

Russell WestbrookAndré Roberson
Oklahoma City Thunder
2.40
5

Blocks

Draymond Green
Golden State Warriors
6

André Roberson
Oklahoma City Thunder
3.40
5

text: Media coverage[edit]

text: Television[edit]

text: ESPN, TNT, ABC, and NBA TV broadcast the playoffs nationally in the United States. In the first round, regional sports networks affiliated with the teams can also broadcast the games, except for games televised on ABC. Throughout the first two rounds, TNT televised games Saturday through Thursday, ESPN televised games Friday and Saturday, and ABC televised selected games on Saturday and Sunday, usually in the afternoon. NBA TV has aired select weekday games in the first round. TNT televised the Eastern Conference Finals.  Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals was televised on ABC, while Games 2 through 4 were televised on ESPN.  ABC had exclusive television rights to the NBA Finals for the 15th consecutive year.[33]